By Lauren Holtmeier, Texas A&M University Bush School of Government and Public Service Joseph Fair, a modern-day international disease detective, will lead a discussion titled, “War Without an Army: Responding to Infectious Disease Catastrophes in a Globalized World.” The Texas A&M University Bush School of Government and Public…
A large storm cloud covers the Sydney CBD on March 5, 2014 in Sydney, Australia. (Cassie Trotter/Getty Images) By Keith Randall, Texas A&M University Marketing & Communications Different kinds of aerosols released into the atmosphere can affect cloud formations and influence weather patterns, according to a team of researchers that…
The U.S. Capitol is seen at dusk, January 21, 2018 as lawmakers in Washington, DC convene for a Sunday session to try to resolve the government shutdown. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) By Morten Wendelbo, Texas A&M University Bush School of Government and Public Service and Gerald W. Parker, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical…
By David Anaya, George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum The George H.W. Bush Presidential Center together with National Geographic and the Texas A&M University College of Education and Human Development will present a thought leader panel discussion on human geography at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center Thursday, Jan.
Approximately 80 percent of all pharmaceuticals used by Americans are produced overseas. (Shutterstock) By Morten Wendelbo and Christine Crudo Blackburn, Texas A&M University Bush School of Government and Public Service, for The Conversation Flu season in the U.S. typically peaks in February, but this year’s outbreak is already one…
By Dominic Hernandez, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Puberty is awkward, and there’s no denying it. Between the voice changes, hair growth and acne, the change can be overwhelming for middle schoolers. However, for many American children, the average age of puberty is closer to the elementary school…
By Tamim Choudhury, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Highlights The opioid crisis costs an estimated $78.5 billion annually Forecasts predict an annual death toll increase by at least 35 percent from 2015 to 2027 College of Pharmacy professor Juan F. Castro: “It is up to each one of…
By Christina Sumners, Texas A&M University Health Science Center “The synapse is essential for life,” said Mendell Rimer, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics at the Texas A&M College of Medicine. He studies a specific synapse called the neuromuscular junction, which—as the name implies—connects…
Erfan Vafaie, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service entomologist, holds a vile filled with whiteflies captured during a trial focused on the use of beneficial insects to control whitefly populations. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo/Adam Russell) By Adam Russell, Texas A&M University College of Agriculture & Life Sciences A pesticide-resistant…
By Rae Lynn Mitchell, Texas A&M University School of Public Health Workers in high-risk industrial settings such as petrochemical and oil and gas operations routinely handle tasks that are complicated, and if not done properly, dangerous. In the 1980s, chemical disasters showed the need for procedures designed to keep people…
